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Take your career to the next level with GMACS’ resources and support. Looking to take a step up? Find out what training options you could choose. Rethinking what you’ve done so far? See what other options are out there.
Discover Greater Manchester’s growth employment sectors
As with every area of the country, Greater Manchester has some specific areas of the economy that are growing quickly. These areas have lots of jobs, and training for skills in them could be a good career move for you. Read about these areas, the top jobs in each one, and some training pathways information here.
Learn new skills
There’s always options you could take to learn new skills and develop your career. Your current employer might pay for some of these courses, or you could move to an apprenticeship or traineeship to kickstart your career in a new industry.
See what opportunities and support you could access
There’s lots of things you could do across GM to develop your career. Whether you’re secure in your current role and looking to give back by volunteering or you’re looking for some help making a change to your career plans, find all the opportunities and support you need right here on GMACS.
BBC Young Reporter
Think you might be interested in a career in broadcasting or content creation? Check out BBC Young Reporter. Your school, college, or youth organisation could get involved and get mentoring or support from real BBC journalists and content creators. Or you can watch...
The Skills Toolkit
Learn vital new skills for free with The Skills Toolkit. The government has created a range of free courses to help you learn new skills or get a new job. They’ve partnered with a range of trusted organisations like the Open University, Google, Amazon, and FutureLearn...
I Am Greater Campaign to Reduce the Effects of Violence in Greater Manchester
“Violence isn’t me… I am greater” is a new campaign to reduce the effects of violence on 10–17 year-olds in GM. The anti-violence campaign was created by young people from ten youth clubs across Greater Manchester. They were asked to think about what’s important to...
Find out about events in your community
Careers events could help you level up your career and develop your skills. You could also find out about new jobs and employers in your area.
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Read our blog to access resources and advice
Our blog is packed full of resources and advice you could use to level up your career. Read some careers advice from people like you, or access resources from employment experts.
Futures For All
Futures For All Celebrating Young People With SEN From Across GM in the WorkplaceGMCA: Futures For All is an employability skills programme for young people across Greater Manchester with SEN, that empowers employers to recognise and celebrate the value of a diverse...
T Levels and Digital Skills Events: 4 Key Takeaways
Last week, representatives of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority attended two events – the T Level Intermediary Ambassador Network conference and “Creating a Simplified Talent Ecosystem for All” with Microsoft. At both events, we listened out for some key...
Meet Your Future: National Apprenticeships Week 2023
Welcome to National Apprenticeship Week 2023. We hope you’ve enjoyed all the events going on so far! As always, it’s been a really vibrant and exciting week celebrating all things to do with apprenticeships and early careers pathways. As part of the Meet Your Future...
Read how real people started their careers
To make our success stories, we spoke to real people in Greater Manchester about how they grew and developed their careers. Read about their journeys here.
